Luke
@goatexpectations.bsky.social
Swimmer. Runner. Climate hawk. Sussex through and through. Big fan of National Parks and good infrastructure. Views are mine. Reposts ≠ Endorsements.
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Excited to stand for Sussex Mayor, with passion, energy and experience!
More on campaign here: www.catforsussex.co.uk
More on campaign here: www.catforsussex.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Excited to stand for Sussex Mayor, with passion, energy and experience!
More on campaign here: www.catforsussex.co.uk
More on campaign here: www.catforsussex.co.uk
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Will be the budget, I think. The duopoly of Starmer-McSweeney not understanding “don’t sack Lucy Powell, a well-liked and impressive organiser”, “don’t blunder into the Epstein row”, “the old right + depressed Blairites is not a sufficiently broad frontbench” will faceplant over child poverty.
“The absolute expiry date is May. But it could be the budget if that unravels in a spectacular way – and party conference is going to be an absolute nightmare.”
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
Troubled Starmer ‘reeks of defeat’ after Mandelson fiasco
Pressure mounts on the prime minister as Epstein sandal reaches the doors of No 10
observer.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Will be the budget, I think. The duopoly of Starmer-McSweeney not understanding “don’t sack Lucy Powell, a well-liked and impressive organiser”, “don’t blunder into the Epstein row”, “the old right + depressed Blairites is not a sufficiently broad frontbench” will faceplant over child poverty.
A full day of playing with his buddies has left this old pooch cream crackered.
July 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A full day of playing with his buddies has left this old pooch cream crackered.
Personally, I think the 1997-2010 Labour Government served the country pretty darn well (with the notable exception of a disastrous foreign policy which destabilised the Middle East).
Labour can serve the country and also remain a broad church where dissent is tolerated.
Labour can serve the country and also remain a broad church where dissent is tolerated.
“Tony Blair did some great things, one thing he didn’t do well enough was change the Labour Party”
Jake Richards argues Sir Keir Starmer’s tougher approach to Labour rebels compared to Tony Blair shows he’s leading a party “much more disciplined to serve the country”
#Newsnight
Jake Richards argues Sir Keir Starmer’s tougher approach to Labour rebels compared to Tony Blair shows he’s leading a party “much more disciplined to serve the country”
#Newsnight
July 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Personally, I think the 1997-2010 Labour Government served the country pretty darn well (with the notable exception of a disastrous foreign policy which destabilised the Middle East).
Labour can serve the country and also remain a broad church where dissent is tolerated.
Labour can serve the country and also remain a broad church where dissent is tolerated.
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Two governments took The News Agents to secret court for two years via a constitutionally unprecedented superinjunction to stop you from hearing this story.
The MoD is responsible for a data leak that put up to 100,000 Afghans at risk of death.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdc6...
The MoD is responsible for a data leak that put up to 100,000 Afghans at risk of death.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdc6...
The secret court that silenced the News Agents...until now
YouTube video by The News Agents
www.youtube.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Two governments took The News Agents to secret court for two years via a constitutionally unprecedented superinjunction to stop you from hearing this story.
The MoD is responsible for a data leak that put up to 100,000 Afghans at risk of death.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdc6...
The MoD is responsible for a data leak that put up to 100,000 Afghans at risk of death.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdc6...
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It’s odd to me that “we need to restore Christian values to Europe” is not coded as anti-Semitic even though it is, quite literally, anti-semitism’s original form.
June 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It’s odd to me that “we need to restore Christian values to Europe” is not coded as anti-Semitic even though it is, quite literally, anti-semitism’s original form.
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Tories now in fourth place, via YouGov
The first time since the nadir of 2019
The first time since the nadir of 2019
May 20, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Tories now in fourth place, via YouGov
The first time since the nadir of 2019
The first time since the nadir of 2019
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NEW: Labour peer and kindertransport refugee Alf Dubs tells News Agents that some of Keir Starmer’s language is reminiscent of Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech and says he wouldn’t have used some of the phrases. Says he doesn’t believe Starmer believes it.
"I'm unhappy senior politicians are using language reminiscent of [Enoch] Powell and I'm sorry Starmer used some of those phrases."
Lord @alfdubs.bsky.social on the "regrettable" language used in the PM's 'island of strangers' speech.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
Lord @alfdubs.bsky.social on the "regrettable" language used in the PM's 'island of strangers' speech.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NEW: Labour peer and kindertransport refugee Alf Dubs tells News Agents that some of Keir Starmer’s language is reminiscent of Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech and says he wouldn’t have used some of the phrases. Says he doesn’t believe Starmer believes it.
This is exactly the direction we need: investment in prevention, not just medical treatment.
Health outcomes depend on housing, income, and dignity.
Good to see @andyburnham.bsky.social recognise the need to put people – not just patients – at the centre of healthcare.
Health outcomes depend on housing, income, and dignity.
Good to see @andyburnham.bsky.social recognise the need to put people – not just patients – at the centre of healthcare.
We can’t keep paying for the NHS by cutting everything that might prevent people needing to use it in the first place.👇🏻
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
In Greater Manchester, we have a plan to put prevention at the heart of the health system
Last week, the Health Secretary announced a new drive to ease the 8am rush for a GP appointment. New money is to be made available to expand practi...
www.politicshome.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This is exactly the direction we need: investment in prevention, not just medical treatment.
Health outcomes depend on housing, income, and dignity.
Good to see @andyburnham.bsky.social recognise the need to put people – not just patients – at the centre of healthcare.
Health outcomes depend on housing, income, and dignity.
Good to see @andyburnham.bsky.social recognise the need to put people – not just patients – at the centre of healthcare.
The penultimate Hundred Reasons show.
Considering they've not played a show in two years they sounded as tight as ever.
British post-hardcore forever!
Considering they've not played a show in two years they sounded as tight as ever.
British post-hardcore forever!
May 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The penultimate Hundred Reasons show.
Considering they've not played a show in two years they sounded as tight as ever.
British post-hardcore forever!
Considering they've not played a show in two years they sounded as tight as ever.
British post-hardcore forever!
Net zero is a race for jobs. It's the only bit of the economy growing, outperforming every other part.
Whoever is briefing against net zero is briefing against economic growth and energy security.
Whoever is briefing against net zero is briefing against economic growth and energy security.
Labour MPs grow increasingly nervous about the govt’s approach to net zero following Reform’s sweeping success in local & mayoral elections - me & @zoecrowther.bsky.social report
Some are beginning to see it as the next big political dividing line after Brexit
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Some are beginning to see it as the next big political dividing line after Brexit
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Labour Figures Starting To Get Nervous About Net Zero Following Local Election Results
Labour MPs are growing increasingly nervous about the government’s approach to net zero following Reform’s sweeping success in the local and mayora...
www.politicshome.com
May 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Net zero is a race for jobs. It's the only bit of the economy growing, outperforming every other part.
Whoever is briefing against net zero is briefing against economic growth and energy security.
Whoever is briefing against net zero is briefing against economic growth and energy security.
If Reform do this they'll be wasting millions of pounds of taxpayers money fighting the Equality Act.
That's not serious, common-sense or grown up in any way.
That's not serious, common-sense or grown up in any way.
Nigel Farage, "I would advise anybody who is working for Durham County Council on Climate Change initiatives, or Diversity Equity and Inclusion"
"I think you all better really be seeking alternative careers, very very quick"
"I think you all better really be seeking alternative careers, very very quick"
May 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If Reform do this they'll be wasting millions of pounds of taxpayers money fighting the Equality Act.
That's not serious, common-sense or grown up in any way.
That's not serious, common-sense or grown up in any way.
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On his 100th day in office in 2017 Trump headed to a PA wheelbarrow factory to launch his trade policy and put the US on the path to today’s tariffs.
Eight years on that factory is closed. The wheelbarrows are now made in China.
My latest for @bloomberg.com:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Eight years on that factory is closed. The wheelbarrows are now made in China.
My latest for @bloomberg.com:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The US Factory Where Trump Previewed His Tariffs in 2017 Is Now in China
The president celebrated the first 100 days of his first term at a Pennsylvania factory that’s since closed.
www.bloomberg.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
On his 100th day in office in 2017 Trump headed to a PA wheelbarrow factory to launch his trade policy and put the US on the path to today’s tariffs.
Eight years on that factory is closed. The wheelbarrows are now made in China.
My latest for @bloomberg.com:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Eight years on that factory is closed. The wheelbarrows are now made in China.
My latest for @bloomberg.com:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Yet, they will still look past it.
The politics of grievance towards 'others' trumps everything else.
The politics of grievance towards 'others' trumps everything else.
Public opinion on issues like this is not unmovable - but this certainly goes agains the grain of even Reform voters, who are strongly opposed to allowing imports of chlorinated chicken to secure a trade deal
April 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Yet, they will still look past it.
The politics of grievance towards 'others' trumps everything else.
The politics of grievance towards 'others' trumps everything else.
A birthday eve pint to see in the weekend
April 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A birthday eve pint to see in the weekend
Any dedicated follower of Dem politics knows the outsized impact @benwikler.bsky.social has had in Wisconsin.
I still maintain the biggest strategic mistake the Dems made since Trump 2.0 was not electing this guy to run the DNC but, hey ho.
Big shoes to fill in the Badger State.
I still maintain the biggest strategic mistake the Dems made since Trump 2.0 was not electing this guy to run the DNC but, hey ho.
Big shoes to fill in the Badger State.
It's been the honor of my life to serve as Chair of WisDems for the last six years. With a pro-democracy Supreme Court secured for years to come, Wisconsin can reach for a trifecta in 2026. Our state party is in superb shape. So today, I’m announcing that, this summer, I’ll be passing the torch.🧵
News: I'm passing the torch at WisDems
Serving as chair for these six years has been the honor of my life. Our state party is poised to thrive under new leadership.
www.benwikler.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Any dedicated follower of Dem politics knows the outsized impact @benwikler.bsky.social has had in Wisconsin.
I still maintain the biggest strategic mistake the Dems made since Trump 2.0 was not electing this guy to run the DNC but, hey ho.
Big shoes to fill in the Badger State.
I still maintain the biggest strategic mistake the Dems made since Trump 2.0 was not electing this guy to run the DNC but, hey ho.
Big shoes to fill in the Badger State.
Sure, the weather was worse than the UK but the vibes in Madrid were probably better.
April 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Sure, the weather was worse than the UK but the vibes in Madrid were probably better.
Governor Pritzker is a mensch
There are trans Americans right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist.
Well, I am. We are. We will.
Well, I am. We are. We will.
April 1, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Governor Pritzker is a mensch
Police invading a place of worship to arrest citizens discussing their democratic right to non-violent protest is a disgusting violation of basic civil liberties.
Met raids Quaker meeting house and arrests six women at Youth Demand talk
At least 20 officers forced their way into property and police said some present were planning direct action in London
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Police invading a place of worship to arrest citizens discussing their democratic right to non-violent protest is a disgusting violation of basic civil liberties.
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SCOOP: A WIRED review of public data shows that national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public
A WIRED review shows national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
www.wired.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
SCOOP: A WIRED review of public data shows that national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
Any journalist worth their salt would then ask Waltz: "Why on Earth are you communicating on an app where anyone could drop into the chat?"
These people are colossally dumb. Which makes the people who voted for them even dumber, and they should maybe take some responsibility for all this.
These people are colossally dumb. Which makes the people who voted for them even dumber, and they should maybe take some responsibility for all this.
Wow — Mike Waltz on Fox News suggests Jeffrey Goldberg somehow schemed his way into the Signal group instead of just being invited by accident
March 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Any journalist worth their salt would then ask Waltz: "Why on Earth are you communicating on an app where anyone could drop into the chat?"
These people are colossally dumb. Which makes the people who voted for them even dumber, and they should maybe take some responsibility for all this.
These people are colossally dumb. Which makes the people who voted for them even dumber, and they should maybe take some responsibility for all this.
If people think Adolescence is going to be a wake-up call to curtail young male violence then I've got a Clockwork Orange to sell.
March 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
If people think Adolescence is going to be a wake-up call to curtail young male violence then I've got a Clockwork Orange to sell.
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NEW: Weekend News Agents
A special ep on one of the most shocking scandal I’ve reported on: the generation of disabled children created by the British state. A responsibility it is still refusing to pay for. The shocking story of Sodium Valproate.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
A special ep on one of the most shocking scandal I’ve reported on: the generation of disabled children created by the British state. A responsibility it is still refusing to pay for. The shocking story of Sodium Valproate.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Special report: A scandal 'bigger than Thalidomide'
Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 21/03/2025 · 45m
podcasts.apple.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
NEW: Weekend News Agents
A special ep on one of the most shocking scandal I’ve reported on: the generation of disabled children created by the British state. A responsibility it is still refusing to pay for. The shocking story of Sodium Valproate.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
A special ep on one of the most shocking scandal I’ve reported on: the generation of disabled children created by the British state. A responsibility it is still refusing to pay for. The shocking story of Sodium Valproate.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Schumer may not be my favourite Dem right now but this is a really important read/listen for anyone who cares about Palestine, Israel, anti-Semitism and the tragic events in the Holy Land
Antisemitism in America: A Warning
Chuck Schumer · Audiobook
open.spotify.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Schumer may not be my favourite Dem right now but this is a really important read/listen for anyone who cares about Palestine, Israel, anti-Semitism and the tragic events in the Holy Land